Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-13
DEATH OF LORD lDDESLEICH
Englsnd's Late Secretary For Foreign
Affairs Suddenly Stricken Down.
HIS END CAUSED BY WORRY.
a Sensation Produced Throughout
London Various French Com-
ments on Bismarck's Speech
In the Reichstag.
Death Follows Dcposition.


LONDON, Jan. l2.-fNew York Herald
Cable-Speclal to the BEE.l-At the club
breakfasts to-day Bismarck and Won Motke
were the sole topics. At the club dinners this
evening the sad converse ran only upon
Lord Iddeslcigh. He died OF syncope of the
ciardiac region, says the medical bulletin,
around which an immense crowd is gathered
in Downing street. lie died, say the wise
men Of the Carlton club, OF worry" His
physician DIR. Granville said this evening
that what Is often called apopleXy, or con-
gestion or heart disease is nothing but worry,
and worry was the true word to be used
for the cause of the death of so many brain
workers.
MS ENTRANCE TO PEEHAGE.
A year ago last July Sir Stafford Northcote
reluctantly entered the peerage. Labouchere
said at the time in Truth: "Ile was kicked
up stairs" The elevation did not really
ennoble him for his baronetcy dated from 16il
and his first traced ancestor died in 1903.
When he was made foreign secretary last
autumn he came into friction in the cabinet
with Lord Randolph Churchill just as he had
been in friction with him, as is well known,
In the commons. Lord Salisbury practically
turned Lord lddesleigh out last week and
took the foreign Office himself Some news
papers have spoken unkindly about these
differences within the past few days.
his SONS STATEMENT.
Only two days ago his son, who will now
succeed as the second earl, sent to the daily
papers this card, which is peculiarly interest
ing under to-day's event:
"Allow me to contradict in your paper as
to the health of Lord lddlesleIgh. 1t is not
true that my father was i'll and detected when
In Devonshire last week. lie has not suf-
At
office and he is not about sixty-nine years
of age. 1t has been the universal opinion of
his family, friends and medical advisers that
the interesting duties on which he has been
engaged for the last few months have had
beneficial effect on his health. and that he is
actually better and stronger at the present
time than he has been since he left the house
of commons, Your obedient servant,
ST. CYREs."
This card was much commented upon be-
cause Burke's 'Peerage" showed the earl to
be in his sixty-ninth year, and the statement
of his age in the card was thought designous
and tending to dscredt the rest.
HIS LAST WORK.
1t is said that this morning the earl was
greatly agitated when reading the exciting
speeches of Bismarck and Won Moltke. lie
was an old-school tory, sympathizing with
France, not Germany, He spent short time
preparing notes for his afternoon speech at
the Mansion house, where he was to meet
the Prince of Wales and drivers peers about
the imperial jubilee institute. Then he WIS.,
tied his late Office and conversed with his
under secretary. Mr.. Stanley was in
waiting there to meet him about
the African trip He appointed to see
Mr.. Stanley at 6, because he was due at the
p Mansion house. He crossed the street to
call on Lord Salisbury and bid HIM an Off
cial farewell. While waiting to be announced
he died in an arm chair, within twenty min
utes after leaving his old Office and without
Tegaining consciousness.
MS DEATH CAUSES A SENSATION.
No death since the Phoenix park asSassi-
nation of Lord Frederick Cavendish has
caused such sensation throughout the city.
just at the Mansion house meeting was Won
dering where Lord Iddesleigh could be. the
general inquiry was answered by telegrrm
to the Prince of Wales, who was deeply af-
fected.
A telegram from Hawarden reports that
Mr. Gladstone is much shocked by the man.
ner of Lord lddeSegh's death and by the
strange political matters surrounding it.
'Sir Stafford entered on his political career
ns private secretary to Mr.. Gladstone, whom
on two occasions he defended by personal
pamphlets. Although they had drifted
apart politically they were warm personal
friends.
There will be no inquest. 1t Is expected
the funeral will be largely attended. The
late peer will be buried in the family vault
but parliament will vote him a statue in
Westminster abbey.